Trump Has Crowd in Frenzy over Coin Toss, Then He
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Posted On: 12/09/2018 10:10:02 PM
Trump Has Crowd in Frenzy over Coin Toss, Then He Turns and Honors Every Captain on the Field
President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend the Army-Navy game in seven years on Saturday, and he wasn’t just sitting on the sidelines.
The president participated in the ceremonial coin toss before the 119th edition of the annual matchup. A crowd of 66,729 — many active duty military members — were at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia for the festivities.
Trump seemed to get a warm reception from the fans — or, perhaps they were just happy that Navy won the coin toss — but then he got more applause when he honored the captains from both teams.
The president turned and shook hands with the captains for both the Midshipmen and the Black Knights.
According to CBS News, Trump was the 10th sitting president to attend the game. Theodore Roosevelt started the trend in 1901. Trump also attended as the president-elect in 2016, a little more than a month before he was sworn into office. He received a similar reaction from the crowd during that appearance.
The custom is for the president to spend one half of the game on Army’s side of the field and one half on Navy’s, which Trump duly followed.
“It’s an honor to have the president in attendance as the nation watches these men fight one another with every ounce of their being on the field, but when it’s all said and done, they will combine to form one of the most powerful fighting forces known to mankind — the U.S. Armed Forces,” a statement from West Point read.
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/trump-crowd...tyalliance
President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend the Army-Navy game in seven years on Saturday, and he wasn’t just sitting on the sidelines.
The president participated in the ceremonial coin toss before the 119th edition of the annual matchup. A crowd of 66,729 — many active duty military members — were at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia for the festivities.
Trump seemed to get a warm reception from the fans — or, perhaps they were just happy that Navy won the coin toss — but then he got more applause when he honored the captains from both teams.
The president turned and shook hands with the captains for both the Midshipmen and the Black Knights.
According to CBS News, Trump was the 10th sitting president to attend the game. Theodore Roosevelt started the trend in 1901. Trump also attended as the president-elect in 2016, a little more than a month before he was sworn into office. He received a similar reaction from the crowd during that appearance.
The custom is for the president to spend one half of the game on Army’s side of the field and one half on Navy’s, which Trump duly followed.
“It’s an honor to have the president in attendance as the nation watches these men fight one another with every ounce of their being on the field, but when it’s all said and done, they will combine to form one of the most powerful fighting forces known to mankind — the U.S. Armed Forces,” a statement from West Point read.
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/trump-crowd...tyalliance
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